Ephesians 3

The Mystery Revealed

3For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles—²if indeed you have heard of the ¹dispensation of the grace of God ^awhich was given to me for you, ^3bhow that by revelation ^cHe made known to me the mystery (as I have briefly written already, ⁴by which, when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ), ⁵which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to His holy apostles and prophets: ⁶that the Gentiles ^dshould be fellow heirs, of the same body, and partakers of His promise in Christ through the gospel, ^7eof which I became a minister ^faccording to the gift of the grace of God given to me by ^gthe effective working of His power.

Purpose of the Mystery

⁸To me, ^hwho am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles ⁱthe unsearchable riches of Christ, ⁹and to make all see what is the ²fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the ages has been hidden in God who ^jcreated all things ³through Jesus Christ; ^10kto the intent that now ^lthe ⁴manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the church ^mto the ⁵principalities and powers in the heavenly places, ¹¹ⁿaccording to the eternal purpose which He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord, ¹²in whom we have boldness and access ^owith confidence through faith in Him. ^13pTherefore I ask that you do not lose heart at my tribulations for you, ^qwhich is your glory.

Appreciation of the Mystery

¹⁴For this reason I bow my knees to the ^rFather ⁶of our Lord Jesus Christ, ¹⁵from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, ¹⁶that He would grant you, ^saccording to the riches of His glory, ^tto be strengthened with might through His Spirit in ^uthe inner man, ^17vthat Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, ^wbeing rooted and grounded in love, ^18xmay be able to comprehend with all the saints ^ywhat is the width and length and depth and height—¹⁹to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled ^zwith all the fullness of God.

²⁰Now ^ato Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly ^babove all that we ask or think, ^caccording to the power that works in us, ^21dto Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.